Sezvineiwo nezve "kuda kuita zvepabonde," pfungwa ye "transgender" iri pachayo ine dambudziko, sezvo isina hwaro hwesainzi kana kubvumirana pakati pevanorwisa LGBT. Nekudaro, hapana mubvunzo kuti munharaunda dzeWestern huwandu hweiyo transgender phenomena iyo inoramba izvo zvipenyu zvakawedzera zvakaomarara mumakore achangopfuura. Kana iri 2009 gore mukati Tavistock Clinic Vechidiki ve97 vakataura nezvekadzi dysphoria, zvino gore rakapera nhamba yavo yakawedzera kupfuura zviuru zviviri.